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- Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:17 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Been doing alot of work on the vair lately, building a blow through turbo setup using the stock carbs, and a return style fuel system with a modern rollervane pump, tial 38mm wastegate, holly fuel pressure regulator all sorts off goodies, just have to wire the pump and run my return line and I'll be...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
It wont let me post the vid, nevermind
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:52 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Heres a vid, you can hear the turbo spool in first, hits 5-6 psi in first and 10 in second, pretty good for the yh carb and stock turbo, i found out i need an oilpump, still have shitty oil pressure hot, like 6-8psi hot idle at 700 rpm and barely 10psi per 1000 rpm and less than 35psi max at any rpm...
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
I gotta take a video! It spools pretty quick for what it is, ill have to snag a video soon! Im still trying my best to not lay into it too much, still have a ways to go on the break in
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
I got the pressure plate swapped out, runs great! I havent been getting on it because of the break in period, but after a few miles and drive cycles, i pinned it in second gear, the turbo spooled right up and it pulls really good for what it is, way more get up and go than stock, i dont know why eve...
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:44 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Got it running today, lit right up and went through the cam break in just fine, went to drive it and the brand new clutch i put in is slipping bad, its gotta come back out, should just left the old one in, it worked just fine
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
I hd to get creative with the oil drain for the turbo with the 95hp heads, and then i was sure to de flash the heads, i was amazed how much i cleaned out of the fins, and then a pic of how it sits now, waiting on the last few little things before it goes back in the car
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:55 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Yeah lol i had to learn how to cut and weld being this far into the rust belt, i forgot to post about how i got clarks forged pistons and full fin cylinders too, and i got it back on the road, drove it for a few days and dropped the motor last week and rebuilt it this weekend, i almost got it togeth...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Just got the heads back from the machine shop, new valves, guides, springs, and seals. I dont even want to put them in and engine, there so pretty and clean.
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Been stockpiling parts, getting things ready to rebuild the motor, 95hp heads, bronze valve guides, new valves, and valve springs, there at the machine shop at the moment, so far ive also ordered all the bottom end parts, including clarks "270" cam, next order is clarks cast pistons and fu...
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:18 pm
- Forum: V8's - V6's - and...?
- Topic: Honda B20 turbo in corvair
- Replies: 105
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Re: Honda B20 turbo in corvair
Found them nevermind! This is crazy!! Ive though about this for a long time cool to see im not the only one
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:12 pm
- Forum: V8's - V6's - and...?
- Topic: Honda B20 turbo in corvair
- Replies: 105
- Views: 51160
Re: Honda B20 turbo in corvair
Wheres the pics im interested in this swap!
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:00 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Sat down today and re did the a pillar work i did years ago, i didnt have a good welder at the time and now i do, and i got a rust free a pillar to use for patches, had to completely redo the seam with all the spot welds, rust had gotten in there and only 1 or 2 of the dozen or so spotwelds were eve...
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Heres some more, i still have to get some of the finished product , these were all before i got everything done on the floors
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:19 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
Oh i know there a blast ive owned 3 that ive dailied, this is the only late model ive dailied but it handles so much better than the earlys, but yeah i plan to build a 4 spyder lsd for it eventually, and heres some pics of the floors i made fore it, i know it looks like a million pieces but i wanted...
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:33 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13780
Re: my 65 Turbo
so i got side tracked with this car about 3 years ago, i got a toyota aw11 MR2 loved it but it was rusty as all hell, then an mk1 vw gti, but got bored of fwd, and after that a bmw e30, an 86 325 that i have since rebuilt, and motor swapped, had painted, redone the interior and all the suspension, a...